Recorded 1975–2000 Unisex name Peak 1992 44 births

Najja — boys' name

44 babies named Najja in U.S. Social Security records since 1975, with the highest year being 1992. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s111980s51990s232000s5
1990s
Peak decade

52% of everyone ever named Najja was born in this single decade.

1992
Single peak year

12 babies were named Najja in 1992 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Najja

The Social Security Administration has registered 44 babies named Najja between 1975 and 2000, spanning 26 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Najja currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2000. The name reached its historical peak in 1992, when 12 babies received it in a single year. Najja is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 41 additional births since 1990.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Najja performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 23 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Najja shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Najja in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 44 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Najja at a glance

Last recorded 2000

Total births

44

Since 1975

26 years of records

Peak year

1992

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2000

Active since

1975

Recorded for 26 years

Last year on file: 2000

Najja popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2000–1975

Last recorded 2000
Peak year (1992)
12
Annual births at peak — across 26 years of records
468101214 2000199919921990198019771975 6

Najja popularity over time — girls

41 total births recorded since 1990 (Najja as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 41 births
4.555.566.577.5 2002199919971996199419911990 7

Najja by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
23 births that decade — 52% of Najja's all-time total
1970s111980s51990s232000s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Najja?
44 babies have been named Najja since 1975. It was last recorded in 2000. The peak year was 1992 with 12 births.
When was Najja most popular?
Najja was most popular in the 1990s decade with 23 total births. The single peak year was 1992.
Is Najja a unisex name?
Yes, Najja is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 44 births, and as a girl's name it has 41 births.
How long has the name Najja been used?
Najja has been recorded in Social Security data since 1975, spanning 26 years of data through 2000.
What names are similar to Najja?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Najee, Naji, Najib, Najeeb, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1975–2000 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.